*1
tōṭu _uṭaiya ceviyaṉ, viṭai _ēṟi, _ōr tū veṇmati cūṭi,
kāṭu _uṭaiya cuṭalaip poṭi pūci, _eṉ _uḷḷam kavar kaḷvaṉ---
_ēṭu _uṭaiya malarāṉ muṉaināḷ paṇintu _ētta, _aruḷceyta,
pīṭu _uṭaiya piramāpuram mēviya pemmāṉ---_ivaṉ _aṉṟē!
*2
muṟṟal_āmai _iḷa nākamoṭu _ēṉamuḷaikkompu _avai pūṇṭu,
vaṟṟal_ōṭu kalaṉāp pali tērntu, _eṉatu _uḷḷam kavar kaḷvaṉ---
kaṟṟal kēṭṭal _uṭaiyār periyār kaḻal kaiyāl---toḻutu _ētta,
peṟṟam _ūrnta, piramāpuram mēviya, pemmāṉ---_ivaṉ _aṉṟē!
*3
nīr paranta nimirpuṉcaṭaimēl _or nilāveṇmati cūṭi,
_ūr paranta _iṉaveḷvaḷai cōra, _eṉ _uḷḷam kavar kaḷvaṉ---
_ūṉ paranta _ulakiṉ mutal_ākiya _ōr _ūr _itu _eṉṉap
pēr paranta piramāpuram mēviya pemmāṉ---_ivaṉ _aṉṟē!
*4
viṇ makiḻnta matil _eytatum _aṉṟi, viḷaṅku talai_ōṭṭil
_uḷ makiḻntu, pali tēriya vantu, _eṉatu _uḷḷam kavar kaḷvaṉ---
maṇ makiḻnta _aravam, malarkkoṉṟai, malinta varaimārpil
peṇ makiḻnta, piramāpuram mēviya, pemmāṉ---_ivaṉ _aṉṟē!
*5
_orumai peṇmai _uṭaiyaṉ! caṭaiyaṉ! viṭai _ūrum(m)_ivaṉ! _eṉṉa
_arumai_āka _uraiceyya _amarntu, _eṉatu _uḷḷam kavar kaḷvaṉ---
karumai peṟṟa kaṭal koḷḷa, mitantatu _or kālam(m) _itu _eṉṉap
perumai peṟṟa piramāpuram mēviya pemmāṉ---_ivaṉ _aṉṟē!
*6
maṟai kalanta _olipāṭaloṭu _āṭalar_āki, maḻu _ēnti,
_iṟai kalanta _iṉaveḷvaḷai cōra, _eṉ _uḷḷam kavar kaḷvaṉ---
kaṟai kalanta kaṭi _ār poḻil, nīṭu_uyarcōlai, katir cintap
piṟai kalanta, piramāpuram mēviya, pemmāṉ---_ivaṉ _aṉṟē!
*7
caṭai muyaṅku puṉalaṉ(ṉ), _aṉalaṉ(ṉ), _eri vīcic catirvu _eyta,
_uṭai muyaṅkum _aravōṭu _uḻitantu, _eṉatu _uḷḷam kavar kaḷvaṉ---
kaṭal muyaṅku kaḻi cūḻ kuḷirkāṉal _am poṉ _am ciṟaku _aṉṉam
peṭai muyaṅku piramāpuram mēviya pemmāṉ _ivaṉ _aṉṟē!
*8
viyar _ilaṅku varai _untiya tōḷkaḷai vīram viḷaivitta
_ur _ilaṅkai _araiyaṉ vali ceṟṟu, _eṉatu _uḷḷam kavar kaḷvaṉ---
tuyar _ilaṅkum(m) _ulakil pala_ūḻikaḷ tōṉṟumpoḻutu_ellām
peyar _ilaṅku piramāpuram mēviya pemmāṉ---_ivaṉ _aṉṟē!
*9
tāḷ nutal ceytu, _iṟai kāṇiya, māloṭu taṇtāmaraiyāṉum,
nīṇutal ceytu _oḻiya(n) nimirntāṉ, _eṉatu _uḷḷam kavar kaḷvaṉ---
vāḷnutal cey makaḷīr mutal_ākiya vaiyattavar _ētta,
pēṇutalcey piramāpuram mēviya pemmāṉ---_ivaṉ _aṉṟē!
*10
puttaroṭu poṟi _il camaṇum puṟamkūṟa, neṟi nillā
_otta colla, _ulakam pali tērntu, _eṉatu _uḷḷam kavar kaḷvaṉ---
mattayāṉai maṟuka(v), _uri pōrttatu _ormāyam(m)_itu! _eṉṉa,
pittarpōlum, piramāpuram mēviya pemmāṉ---_ivaṉ _aṉṟē!
*11
_aruneṟiya maṟai valla muṉi _akaṉ poykai _alar mēya,
peru neṟiya, piramāpuram mēviya pemmāṉ_ivaṉtaṉṉai,
_oru neṟiya maṉamvaittu _uṇar ñāṉacampantaṉ(ṉ) _uraiceyta
tiru neṟiya tamiḻ vallavar tolviṉai tīrttal _eḷitu_āmē.